Produced by NEWorks Productions Our one-hour television special that chronicles the long and complicated journey towards Washington, District of Columbia becoming our 51st state, Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. Featuring Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Steny Hoyer, […]
Friday, April 16, 2021 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm virtual Commemoration Celebrating with a Tribute to Loretta Carter Hanes Sponsors: Friends of DC Emancipation Day in association with Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC), DC Black History Celebration […]
Come honor and celebrate the ancestors in this sacred burial ground that also served as a stop on the Underground Railroad Join us as we celebrate and learn more about those that were Emancipated on […]
Commemorating the Historic Escape for Freedom by Enslaved Persons in 1848 From the Southwest Waterfront with C.R. Gibbs & Dawne Young, Edmonson Descendant April 15, 2021 – 7:00 PM EST on Zoom Presented by Westminster […]
This panel will explore the path forward in the quest for racial equality, social justice and DC Statehood.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 – 12:30pm: Led by Kim Roberts Celebrate the life and remarkable achievements of an important African American foremother, Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson. Born in the first generation after the end of American slavery, […]
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 – 12:30pm Led by Carolyn Crouch and Victoria Reinsel A record number of women serve in the current 117th Congress. Yet, although 50 percent of the total U.S. population is female, women represent […]
